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Nanorobots for biomedical and environmental applications
| Supervisor | Prof. Martin Pumera, Ph.D. |  |
| Research Group | Future Energy and Innovation Lab |
Microrobots are at the forefront of next-generation solutions in healthcare and environmental technologies. They are designed to:
- Remove nanoplastics from aquatic environments
- Eradicate biofilms that obstruct medical treatments and device performance
Our group explores the innovative designs and mechanisms of nano- and microrobots, with emphasis on:
- Targeted biomedical therapies and improved antibiotic efficacy
- Environmental remediation through micro- and nanoplastic adsorption
- Advanced single atom engineering strategies for precise functionality
- We seek motivated candidates interested in pioneering microrobotics research, contributing to sustainable technologies, and addressing pressing biomedical and environmental challenges.
Key References:
- Urso, Ussia & Pumera, Smart micro- and nanorobots for water purification, Nat. Rev. Bioeng. 2023.
- Mayorga-Martinez, Zhang & Pumera, Chemical multiscale robotics for bacterial biofilm treatment, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2024.
- Urso, Ussia, Novotný & Pumera, Trapping and detecting nanoplastics by MXene-derived oxide microrobots, Nat. Commun. 2022.
- Pumera et al., Technology Roadmap of Micro/Nanorobots, ACS Nano 2025.
See list of topics
- Advanced software for batch processing of correlative imaging with quantitative phase and fluorescence
- Advancing coral biomineralization studies: Real-time imaging of coral skeletogenesis using 4D X-ray microcomputed tomography
- Advancing time-resolved cryo-EM to elucidate insulin receptor inhibition mechanisms
- Atomically engineered materials for sustainable carbon-free fuels
- Development and application of novel technology and/or characterization methods
- Development of multimaterial 3D printing using the digital light processing method
- Environmental “double trouble”: Elucidating plant molecular responses to heavy metal and PFAS co-contamination
- Exploring high-frequency electrical neurostimulation beyond classical mechanisms
- Exploitation of novel functional properties of surfaces/nanostructures in nanophotonics, nanoelectronics and/or quantum technologies
- FAST-4D hiQPI: Fast, accurate, scalable time-lapse 4D holographic incoherent-light-source quantitative phase imaging
- Genetic predispositions to development of hematological malignancies
- Characterization of electrochemical double layers...
- In situ magneto-ionic control of antiferromagnetic/ferromagnetic interfaces
- Investigation of novel possibilities for targeted therapy in acute myeloid leukemia
- Long non-coding RNAs in microenvironmental interactions of B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Magnetic actuation platforms for biological environments
- Magneto-structural properties and quantum phenomena in molecular materials
- Manipulation and detection of molecular magnets at 2D van der Waals interface
- Molecular mechanisms of heat stress adaptation...
- Nanorobots for biomedical and environmental applications
- Next generation materials for flexible wearable sensors and energy storage
- Next-generation noninvasive neurostimulation technologies
- Postdoctoral researcher in structural virology
- Processing of carbide-based ceramics by upcycling ceramic waste
- Pushing thin-film deposition techniques beyond their conformality limits
- Radical-free photocrosslinkable hydrogels for 3D bioprinting
- Role of transcription factors in B-cell malignancies
- Structural changes in intrinsically disordered proteins
- The future of deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease
- Transformers applications for industrial systems faults detection
- Translation control
- Tuning the bioactivity of carbon-based coatings and nanoparticles
- Unravelling microplastic fate and transport
- Upcycling of ceramic waste to produce carbide-based ceramics